Safety support for brake rods



July 12, 1932. Q s. A. CRONE 1,867,000

SAFETY 'SUPPORT FOR BRAKE RODS Fild May 14. 1950 INVENTOR ,JZffl/Z (km 5 BY v ATTORNEY Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED; STATES comrm, 0.11 NEW- YORK, 1v.- 2.,

sn'rn A. cnounor EAs'r onnnennnw JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 BUFFALTO BRAKE BEAM A CORPORATION oFNEw YORK f:

SAFETY strrom ronBR KE Eons mechanism. Under the present specific 111-;

vention the improved safety support for brake rods is attached to each of the brake beams, which ofcourse are movable'and' not stationary. Therefore, under the present invention the means for attaching the safety support to a brake beam is preferably of difierent construction, so as'to be peculiarly adapted to attachment to and suspension from a brake beam. 1

i In each invention the principal object: is

to provide means for supporting a movable" rod supporting member, as, for example, a

loop or stirrup from amain support, but under the present invention the support offthe movable rod supporting memberis from a brake beam, and in both inventionsthe rod supporting member or the like is held against movementyvibration or rattling under normal conditions,'but the rod supporting memher is permitted to swing fore or aft in case it strikes an obstruction such as a pile of coal or ballast, for example, which projects between the rails of the track; Also under-the present invention the rod supporting loop or stirrup may be hung froma pivotal connecon account of their being rigid and breakand render the brake ineffective.

In the practice of. the present invention,

under which the bottom rod supportis attached, one to each brake beam, it is preferred' to suspend such rod support so as to be subject to such frictionasshall prevent it from movin out of positionunder normal conditions an to yield and overcome such friction under the impact caused by striking an obstruction.

vide a safety support for the bottomconnect- Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail se n-on bat e of the brake beam .13,so that there white an attaching bracket 1 5 "lofcated' at eaehsideof the spring plank. Each of these'attaching brackets. 15 is preferably formed from 193i serial 1%. 452329.

ing rods of brake levers and which isof simple construction adapting it to be attached to a brake beam,which support is cem aratively inexpensive considering the function it 'performs, an'd which isjeeonomical inrserivice, and is Well'adapted to be attached "to a brake bea n'forperforming its functions because such brake beamisjseparatelysupport ed from independent emergency supports.

7 These being among the objects of the prese111; invention, the same consists of certain Jfe'atures' of construction and combinations, of

parts to be hereinafter described and then claimed with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of'th'e invention, in which:

Figure l is a plan of such parts of the brake mechanism of a railway car truck as is suf fieient to illustratethe present invention as supported from the two brake beams. "L

FigiQ is enlarged section transversely of the bottom connectingrod' on the line elevation, and

line 3 Fig, 1.

Referri" g to'Fig. 1, the brake leafs it,

'11 constitute the live and-dead levers of the brake mechanism and the lower ends are connected together by the bottom connecting rod '12, said bottom rod beinglocated belowthe two brake beams1'3, which are partly broken In carrying outthe objects'of the resent invention suitable attaching brackets 15 are P lBd which are constructed and formed 111g bending suficiently onb nd the rod for securement .to the compression-members suitable strip metal bent into suchform, preferably as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that they will furnish the necessary supporting strength. 7.1. r

Each metal strip was doubled upon itself V -andbent preferably'in s'uchainanner asto Other objects of the invention are to proprovide two'opposite flat portions 16 at th 2%2, Fig. 1, showing the improvements in away. The spring plankM of the car truck is shown betweenlthe brake beams. tion, thereby overcoming the objections which many railways have to bottom rod supports each bracket. The upper ends of the flat side portions 16 are bent inwardly or deflected so as to provide a pair of shoulders 17 17, the connecting portion 18 at the other ends of the side portions 16 being formed with a downwardly extending partially cylindricalbearing portion 19, The ends of the connect- 'ing portion 18 constitute another pair of shoulders which may be engaged with the' I underside of either of the compression members of the brakebeams, while the shoulders 17 may be brought into engagement with the upper surface of the compression-"member.

At the inner ends of the shoulder 17 there. is

a pair of parallel terminal lugs 20 'whichare spaced apart; and connected by meansv of a bolt 21 to which the securing nut 22 and a v llock nut, if desired, is applied.

A loop or stirrup 28 is provided through- 20 which the connecting rod 12 extends, and the loop or stirrup has a straight cylindrical por-' .tionlor journal 24 which has abearing in the cylindrical bearing portion 19 t of the attaching b'racket15, The fitof the straight part 252A; of theloop in the bearing 19 is a very snugoneiso as to produce considerable friction when the attaching bracket is secured to,

the brake beam, a p I a For'applying'the safety rod support to .aothe compression member of a brake beam,

it is preferred to leave the lugs or jaws 20 v- Wide open and theside portions; 16 diverging outwardly from each other suff ciently so that ther attaching bracket maybe slipped over ithefcompression member in a'n'upward di rection, so as to bring the shoulders at the ends of the connecting member 18 in conlltact with thebottom of the compression memher, and then the sides of the attaching memmberarepressed together so as to bringthe shoulders 17" on top of the compression member. The bolt 21, may now' be passed through the holes in the lugs 20 the nut'appliedandr lithe attaching member tightened up in proper .45 position .upon the compression member so as 101' holdthe attaching bracket in a rigid position. It will. befseen'that on tightening up the bolt 21 as required, the journal portion 24 of the loop or. stirrup 23 is brought in'fric- .50 rtional. bearing relation with the undersurface of the'compression member of the brake beam; W l V Irwin be seen thatthe loop (3r asa 23: 1 isfs'u'fliciently large to provide thenecessary clearanc'e for the bottom rod'12,'s0 that said rod will not'strikethe inner side of the supporting loop 'orstirrup during the oscillating Qmovementsof the rod. When friction is .re- .fsorte d to for the purpose of. maintaining the loop 23 in normal depending position, as shown in Fig. 3, such friction is required to be such that under normalconditions the loop i 23willremain plumb and not-move or cause anyobjectionable vibration or rattle, the loop g3 only movingfwheniit receives a positive 1,867,000 r I '11 i impact. If the loop 23 is struck by an ob structing pile of coal or ballast on the track, I

different cross-sections, and wheiiapplied to the compression member and fixed in rigid position it will conform to and fit the cross-section of such compression member. Changes may-beresorted to'ln any manner obvious to 'tho'se'skilled in the art without departing from; the ,scope, of the. appended claims, f V a. ,What I claim as newis: 1

a 1. In a-safetysuppo'rt for br ke'rods, the combinationof a-brake beam, an attachment rigidly removably securedto the beam, and

:a rod supporting member carried swingably by the attachment atlapoint directly under, "thebeam. :11. i 2. In a safetyfsi'ipport for brake rods, the combination of-a brakebeam, an attachment surrounding-and,removably secured to the beam,,a rod supportingmember, and a pivotal connection forthe supporting-member 'andattachmentq Ina safety. support for, brake rods, the combination of a brake beam, a split attachment fixed surrounding .anduponthe beam and .having lugs. extending beyond the split,

fastening means connecting ,thelugs,the at; Vtachment having: a, bearing portion under neath the beam,'=and a rod' supporting loopi jQurnal'edin the'bearing portion:

the bearing portion to holdthe supporting member with considerable friction. against the beam. I r

4. In a safetysupport for brake rods, the icombination'of a brake beam, anattachment .securedtothe beam and havinga bearing portion, a rod'supportingwmemberhung in "the bearing portion, and means for causing 5. In asafety support forbrake rods, the

combination of a'brake beam, a rod supportmg loop, and bearingmeans .for attaching the loop to the beam for a swingable movement and providing a Strong frictional jengagement betweenthe attachment and loop.

6. In a safety support'for brake rods,=the

combinationof ajbrake beam, 'arod supporting member, a-metal strip passed around the beamand'hajving a bearing portion in which the supporting {member is 'mountedfand meansfor attaching theends of'the strip to,

: gether and for holding a portion of theloop against the beamwith suitablepressure. r

7. In a safety support for'brake rods,'the

combination of a brake beam,a rod supporting member, ametal strippassed around the beam and having'a bearing portion ins-Which the beam.

SETH CRONE. 

